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Otter Tail Power Company acquires Wind Energy Center
Otter Tail Power Company, based in Fergus Falls and provides services in the City of Bemidji, acquired the Ashtabula III Wind Energy Center in North Dakota. According to a release,…
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Blackduck Community Library Board wins Touchstone Energy award
Featured photo: Accepting the local 2021 Touchstone Energy Community Award for Blackduck Community Library Board are, from left, Laraine Roach, Kelly Hanks, Cameron Koenen, Paula Erickson and Miriam Osborn-Dougherty. The…
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Line 3 construction complete, expected to be operational Friday
Enbridge Energy announced Wednesday that construction of the Line 3 pipeline is complete. The pipeline, designed to replace the existing 60-year-old Line 3, received its final approvals in Dec. 2020…
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Gov. Walz to end emergency powers Aug. 1, budget close to completion
Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday that emergency powers will end on Aug. 1. Legislators agreed on an off-ramp to the eviction moratorium earlier this month. The 105-day off-ramp provides protections…
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AUDIO: Sen. Smith in leadership role for rural renewable energy
US Senator Tina Smith is working on forming legislation to bring renewable energy to Greater Minnesota. Smith is the Chair of a Senate rural development and energy panel, and she…
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Final state permit approved for Enbridge Line 3
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency approved the final permit for Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline replacement project Monday. Jobs for Minnesotans and LIUNA are applauding the green lights for the $2.6…
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Two arrested in Line 3 protest
Two were arrested Wednesday after locking themselves to excavating equipment. According to a release, the self-proclaimed “water protectors” attempted to prevent work on an Enbridge pump station in Two Inlets….
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DNR grants Enbridge Line 3 additional permits
The Minnesota DNR recently made decisions granting the remaining eight of the 10 required permits, licenses and approvals for the proposed Line 3 pipeline replacement project. Two prior approvals were…